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Pros

  • CD/DVD printing
  • Good speed and print quality
  • Cool-looking touch control panel

Cons

  • Ink costs are somewhat high

At A Glance

A futuristic-looking touch panel, attractive output, and good speed highlight this Canon multifunction. The CD/DVD printing is a nice additional feature.

Manufacturer’s Description

The beautiful PIXMA MG6220 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One delivers superior quality, versatility, and ease of use. Built-in Wi-Fi technology allows you to easily print and scan wirelessly virtually anywhere around your house. For a genuine interactive imaging experience, Canon's Intelligent Touch System transforms the top of your printer into a sleek, responsive touch panel so only the buttons you need light up.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 5292B002
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5.x
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
Display
Display size 3.0 inches
Photo preview 1
Display type Color
Text Only 0
Touchscreen 1
Ports and Connections
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) MultiMedia Card (MMC)
USB Yes
Wireless connection Yes
USB Flash Port Yes
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Width 14.5 inches
Depth 18.5 inches
Height 6.9 inches
Weight 20.1 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 2
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 300.0 sheets
Optional Trays Available 0
Manual Feed Slot 0
Other media supported CD/DVD
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Dedicated photo tray 0
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Automatic Document Feeder 0
Other media supported CD/DVD
Storage Media
Compact flash CompactFlash
SD card
  • SD Card
  • SDHC Card
Memory stick Memory Stick PRO Duo
Scanning
Scanner Type Flatbed with 35mm slide and film support
Maximum Scan Size Letter
Horizontal Optical Scan Resolution 4800
Vertical Optical Scan Resolution 4800
Maximum External Bit Depth 24-bit
Platform Support
Printer languages supported GDI/Host-based
Printer Type
Number of Colors 6
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Matte Black
  • Photo Black
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 5.1 cents per page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 14.2 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 12.5 ppm
Color print speed 9.3 ppm
Color 4x6 photo speed 20 seconds
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

Performance

Macworld Labs (Quality)
Print quality: Text Very Good
Print quality: Color photo Superior
Print quality:PDF Very Good
Scan quality: Color photo Good
Scan quality: Line art Good
Copy quality Very Good
Macworld Labs (Speed)
Print speed: Text 8.1  ppm
Print speed rating: Text Very Good
Print speed: Color photo 111.47  seconds for 8X10 photo
Print speed rating: Color photo Good
Print speed: PDF 256.13  seconds for 4-page PDF
Print speed rating: PDF Good
Scan speed 1 27.6  seconds for 8 x 10 color photo at 600 dpi
Scan speed 2 41.1  seconds 4 x 6 color photo at 1200 dpi
Scan speed rating Superior

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